Noel Gallagher: Last News

Glastonbury 2024’s first full day of performances (Friday, June 28) is at an end – from the likes of Damon Albarn and Kevin Parker making guest appearances to SEVENTEEN’s historic performance, here are the day’s biggest headlines.Early in the day, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker stoked rumours he’d appear on stage with Dua Lipa – whose latest album ‘Radical Optimism’ he had many production credits on – when he confirmed a surprise DJ set at Silver Hayes’ Firmly Rooted Soundsystem at 1am.Metal trio – and NME Cover stars – Voice of Baceprot became the first Indonesian band to play at Glastonbury, kicking off the day’s entertainment at the Woodsies stage. Read NME’s interview with Voice of Baceprot about the milestone – and why they initially thought Glastonbury was “out of reach”.Pledis boyband SEVENTEEN made history as the first K-pop group to perform at Glastonbury, giving the Pyramid stage a jubilant, colourful set.

Liam Gallagher has given an update on the status of a possible Oasis reunion, following reports that the band apparently booked concert dates at Wembley Stadium this year.Earlier today (June 23), Gallagher replied to a fan who asked if a reunion of the band is happening next year. “Nobody’s told me,” he tweeted, “maybe [they’re] getting a new singer like the dude out of Queen”, referring to Adam Lambert’s stint with the classic rock band.Nobody’s told me maybe there getting a new singer like the dude out of queen— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) June 23, 2024This follows an exclusive report by The Daily Mirror, published yesterday (June 22), which claims Liam and Noel Gallagher had apparently booked dates for an Oasis reunion at Wembley Stadium in July this year, all before plans ultimately fell through.An anonymous source told The Daily Mirror that fans were close to seeing a reunion this year.

Noel Gallagher has finally signalled his approval for an Oasis reunion, albeit with a significant twist.

Noel Gallagher has joined forces with his beloved Manchester City football team, and designed the new font on their kit.The Britpop legend and former Oasis star has been a longtime supporter of the team, and is often seen in attendance at their matches rooting for them.

Liam Gallagher has confirmed that he reserves a seat at every one of his solo shows for his brother and former Oasis bandmate Noel.Last week, X user Simon Love shared a post saying he had attended a Liam Gallagher show, where he noticed that a seat had been reserved for Noel. He wrote in the post: “I’m in a hospitality box at Liam Gallagher and I’ve just seen this on a seat in front of mine.”I’m in a hospitality box at #LiamGallagher and I’ve just seen this on a seat in front of mine.

The Killers’ ‘Mr Brightside’ costing a whopping £1,000 per spin.Speaking to The Daily Gazette, Colin Gingell-Good (aka DJ Pressplay) said he now displays “tongue-in-cheek” signs in front of his DJ booth at the Coda nightclub to deter people who “don’t take no for an answer”.“The majority of people request songs they personally love,” he explained.

Liam Gallagher debuted the ‘rap’ from the Sawmills demo of Oasis‘ ‘Columbia’ during one of his recent shows in Manchester. Watch the footage below.The Britpop band released the previously unheard version of the song – titled ‘Columbia (Sawmills Outtake)’ – last week to preview their upcoming 30th anniversary edition of ‘Definitely Maybe’.Mixed for the first time by Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho, the extended early take of the track clocks in at over seven minutes, and is based around an effectively simple chord structure.It boasts “hypnotic rhythms” that “spiral into delayed drums and droning feedback”, as well as a ‘rapped’ segment from Liam.The singer incorporated the ‘rap’ into his live performance of ‘Columbia’ at his show at the Co-Op Live arena on Saturday night (June 15) – which marked the first ‘Definitely Maybe’ tour date since the demo dropped.Later, a fan on X/Twitter asked Liam if he was “gonna rap again for the rest of the tour”.

The Black Keys have announced they have signed to new management following a public split from their former team.The band recently took to social media to claim they were “fucked” after their North American tour was cancelled and they split from their management on June 7. The Black Keys were due to play their ‘International Players Tour’ in the US and Canada from September to November this year, but it was reported late last month that the entire run of gigs had been abruptly scrapped, with no explanation provided.Amidst speculation the cancellation was due to low ticket sales, the band opened up about the tour, saying it was axed and re-planned in favour of smaller theatre venues as featured on their recent European dates.Billboard went on to report that the band had split from their management team, Irving Azoff and Steve Moir of Full Stop Management, in what was described as an “amicable parting”.Now, Rolling Stone have reported that The Black Keys have signed to Red Light Management, whose clients include The Dave Matthews Band, The Strokes and Chris Stapleton.

Oasis have shared a previously unheard version of ‘Columbia’ from their upcoming 30th anniversary edition of ‘Definitely Maybe’. Listen below.The Britpop band announced last month that the special reissue of their classic 1994 debut album would arrive on August 30 via Big Brother Recordings (pre-order here).Available in various formats, it’ll contain recordings from the abandoned original session at Monnow Valley Studios, as well as outtakes from the definitive album recording session at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall.Today (June 13), the first preview from the collection has arrived in the form of ‘Columbia (Sawmills Outtake)’ – which has been mixed for the first time by Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho.The early, extended version of the song clocks in at over seven minutes, and is based around an effectively simple chord structure.

Manchester United fans are likely to hate the reason behind cricket star Phil Salt's shirt number that he will be rocking in England's match vs Oman.

Holidaymakers who endured a nightmare 40-hour delay over TWO nights for a flight to Manchester Airport from Turkey claim there were 'multiple malfunctions' with the original plane. One said there was an 'engine blow' resulting in an 'emergency stop just as the nose tilted off the ground' - with holiday giants TUI later confirming a 'rejected take-off'.

Liam Gallagher has spoken out on the chance of a special tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Oasis‘ second album ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory’.The singer is currently out on the road in the UK and Ireland to mark three decades of the Britpop band’s classic 1994 debut, ‘Definitely Maybe’.Gallagher is playing the record in full at the gigs and airing numerous other tracks from that era, including the Noel-sung ‘Half The World Away’ – which he dedicated to his estranged brother and former bandmate.Last Sunday (June 9), LG was asked by a fan on X/Twitter whether he had considered putting on a similar run of dates in celebration of ‘…Morning Glory’ (1995) turning 30 next year.“Do you think you’ll do WTSMG tour next year Liam[?]” the user wrote, to which Liam replied: “Fuck all else to do.”He said in a later update that “NOSTALGIA rules”, adding: “You can stick pushing it forward up your bum you can stick pushing it forward up your bum LG x.” You can see those posts below.Fuck all else to do— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) June 9, 2024NOSTALGIA rules you can stick pushing it forward up your bum you can stick pushing it forward up your bum LG x— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) June 9, 2024LG hinted last September that his next solo album was finished. His latest studio effort, ‘C’mon You Know’, came out in 2022 following on from ‘As You Were’ (2017) and ‘Why Me? Why Not.’ (2019).Last October, ‘…Morning Glory’ was named the most streamed album of the ’90s in the UK – with its predecessor ‘Definitely Maybe’ coming in at second place.The former shifted a record-breaking 345,000 copies in its first week in the UK, where it debuted at Number One.

The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney has said that the band “got fucked” after their North American tour was cancelled and they split from their management.The Akron, Ohio band announced their ‘International Players Tour’ back in April, which was to include 31 dates across the US and Canada from September to November this year.However, it was reported late last month that the entire run of gigs had been abruptly scrapped, with no explanation provided. Shortly afterwards, following speculation that the move was done in light of low ticket sales, the members opened up about the cancellation, saying it was axed and re-planned in favour of smaller theatre venues as featured on their recent European dates.And now, the band’s drummer Carney has spoken out on social media for the first time.

Noel Gallagher has launched a new documentary series The Making Of Council Skies, which was directed by his daughter Anaïs.The former Oasis guitarist took to his Instagram account to share that he will be releasing the four-part docuseries The Making Of Council Skies in celebration of the first anniversary of the High Flying Birds’ fourth studio album ‘Council Skies‘.He also revealed that the series, shot by his daughter Anaïs and edited by Jamie Carter, will give fans an inside view of the album’s recording process. “To mark the one year anniversary of ‘Council Skies’ a new four part docu-series, ‘The Making Of Council Skies’, will be released on the brand new Noel Gallagher F.C!,” began the caption of his post.A post shared by Noel Gallagher’s HFB (@themightyi)It continued: “The series, shot by @gallagher_anais and edited by Jamie Carter, gives viewers exclusive fly on the wall access to the recording process at Noel’s Studio, Lone Star Sound.

Liam Gallagher dedicated a song to Noel at his ‘Definitely Maybe’ show in Cardiff last night (June 3), and told the crowd that his brother was “still playing hard to get” regarding an Oasis reunion.The singer is currently out on a special UK and Ireland tour to mark the 30th anniversary of Oasis’ 1994 debut album. He is playing the record in full at the gigs and airing numerous other tracks from that era.To introduce his rendition of ‘Whatever’ B-side ‘Half The World Away’ – which was originally sung by Noel – Liam told the audience: “So I’m gonna dedicate this next tune to my little brother, who’s still playing hard to get.”He continued: “But that’s alright.

Liam Gallagher has shared official footage from his ‘Definitely Maybe’ anniversary tour on the opening night in Sheffield.He kicked off his 30th anniversary tour over the weekend playing every song from the iconic 1994 album with his band – several of which were the first time ever he’s performed them outside of Oasis – along with B-sides from that era.Now, he has shared snippets from the night in footage which you can view below.Captioned: “Sheffield it’s been too fucking long 1.6.24,” the clip kicks off with the build up to the show as Gallagher prepares to come on stage.A post shared by Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher)It then shows snippets of a host of Oasis’ classic tracks being performed by Gallagher including ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’, ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’ and ‘Slide Away’.The night began with album opener ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’, after which Gallagher and his band performed the songs in a different sequence from its tracklist. Last week (May 22), Gallagher confirmed that he would not be performing the album in order as he “can’t be singing ‘Live Forever’ [four] songs into the set.”Midway through the night, Gallagher dedicated 1994 B-side ‘Half the World Away’ to “my little brother” Noel, who originally sang on the track.

Liam Gallagher covered his brother Noel‘s Oasis-era ‘Lock All The Doors’ demo – watch fan-shot footage of the performance below.On June 1, Liam kicked off his ‘Definitely Maybe’ 30th anniversary tour, during which he performed every song from the 1994 album with his band – several of which were the first time ever he’s performed them outside of Oasis – along with B-sides from that era.One of those songs was the demo version of ‘Lock All The Doors’. In 1994, Noel had written and recorded a demo version of ‘Lock All The Doors’, which never got completed.

Liam Gallagher has kicked off his latest tour performing songs from the debut Oasis album ‘Definitely Maybe’, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.Yesterday (June 1) at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield, UK, Gallagher performed all songs from the 1994 album with his band – several of which were the first time ever he’s performed them outside of Oasis – along with B-sides from that era, including the originally Noel Gallagher-led ‘Half the World Away’ and a cover of a Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds song. See fan footage from the night, along with the setlist, below.Liam Gallagher singing ‘Half The World Away’ was not on my 2024 bingo card.

Roger Daltrey has spoken about the chances of an avatar tour or show from The Who in the future.Earlier this year, the frontman’s bandmate Pete Townshend briefly mentioned the idea during an interview with the New York Times. The guitarist told the outlet that he wanted the group to “play every territory in the world” before they “crawl off to die”.But Townshend later explained that “The Who isn’t Daltrey and Townshend onstage at 80, pretending to be young”.

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Camden landed on Disney+ this week, but which songs from the area’s history are included on the show?The show, which is executive produced by Dua Lipa, goes behind the scenes with some of the world’s biggest artists, revealing untold stories of how Camden in London shaped their lives and careers.Per a description, the four-part series explores “Camden’s rich history” through “archive footage, observational filming and interviews” with the likes of Chris Martin, The Libertines, Yungblud, Little Simz and Nile Rodgers.“Hearing from world-renowned musicians as they relive their Camden experiences; from their very first gigs to sell-out concerts, the highs and lows of nights out and a youth spent discovering music,” it adds.In a statement, Lipa said: “Executive producing the new original documentary series that celebrates the very place I started all of this is such a major full circle moment for me!“Camden will always have a special place in my heart and I’m humbled to share that with some absolute icons.”Asif Kapadia (Amy) is the series director, while the individual episodes are directed by Toby Trackman, Yemi Bamiro and Sarah Lambert.In a three-star review of the series, NME wrote: “With Chris Martin noting that Coldplay’s early days revolved around six pubs in the area (“If you could guarantee you’d bring ten people, they’d let you play”), and Little Simz highlighting the importance of free artist development schemes at The Roundhouse, Camden implicitly feels like a love-letter to endangered independent venues.”“The question is: with Disney+ memorialising it in a documentary, does authentic “non-conformist” Camden risk becoming an ersatz rock ‘n’ roll theme park?”The show’s four (roughly) four hour episodes include a